Susan B. Anthony is fined $100 for attempting to vote in the 1872 presidential election.

Susan B. Anthony

American women's rights activist (1820–1906)

Susan B. Anthony was an American social reformer and women's rights activist who played a pivotal role in the women's suffrage movement. Born into a Quaker family committed to social equality, she collected anti-slavery petitions at the age of 17. In 1856, she became the New…

1872 United States presidential election

Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 5, 1872. Incumbent President Ulysses S. Grant, the Republican nominee, easily defeated Democratic-endorsed Liberal Republican nominee Horace Greeley.